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I,4 °ND° AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY. Filbs Established 1836. er , bed Capita, £ 1 ,5C0,0 - JO, in 30,000 Shares of £5O each. ?aid --up Capital, £600,103. Reserve Fund, £ lOO , OOO . Th omas DIRECTORS. 4Yringhata Bernard, John Fleming, Esq. ' Frederick Harrison, Esq. jejioP Patten Blyth, Esq. Edward Huggins, Esq. E R , William Burmester, William Champion Jones, Esq. Jano, Es James Laming, Esq. 1., C hilders, Esq., William Lee, Esq., M.P. William Nicol, Esq., M.P. General M anager—Willi%m 3Pliewan. Esq. des Chi ef Inspector —W. J. N or f o lk, Esq. iotant General Manager—William Howard, Esq. Chief Accountant—Jam s Gray, Esq. Inspectors of Branches —H. J. Lemon, Esq., and C. Sherring, Esq. ~At th Head Office -21, Lombard-street. Ilatirm e ANNUAL MEETING of the Proprietors, held on tieh e - .79 7 , the 4th February, 1861, at the London Taven, then 11gatestreet, the following Report for the year ending LeCember, 186 t. was read by the Secretary, WILLIA3I NICOL, Esq., M.P., in the Chair. Th e REPORT. of th. ';',lreetors, in submitting to the proprietors the accounts lito.e;_llanic for the half-year ending 31st December, 1863, lax ,t'UIDD satisfaction in ing, al reporting that the net profit tor the 2d" t hs, after deductl charges, amounts to £84.325 the h'itwhich. , cided to £.4,343 3s. 8d brought forward from , ,faffclint, results in a total of £08,668 3s. d. vid er ;„' LL I surn the Directors recommend that the usual Lk (fe e l" °1 6 per cent., together h bonus Of 6 . per cent., 1 44 (tired for the half-year making. with the dividend paid Doletttast last, 18 per cent. for the year. They further p)ro- ZlOO , , c,'(ajiry 41 ,, ,000 tc the reserve fund, making that fund 4 ,Filos;,; e n a ving 416,668 3s. 10d. to be carried forward to profit 111 co, account, caul the of the great increase of the business of the the Directors consider it advisable further to increase t o be 4! 1 . of the Company, by the issue of 7,5C,0 new shares, A t eare c t i L - ed pro rata amongst the proprietors as they ap- Nttief, the register on the 3d instant, the date when tne leg uec r DOoks of the Company were closed, such shares to be %h ate. a t t he Price of .£4O each, being . a premium of . 420 per oreuh, r l WI particulars of the issue will be transmitted by Thi s '° each proprietor. la 'Peration will produce £300,003, out of which £150,000 ) (bef4ekadded to the capital of the Company, and £l5( ,Ov ",rvet„"„?, Premium on the shares) will be added to the re `250,0,r, raising. the former to £750,000, and the latter to Tb. together one nallion. Directora regret having to announce the decease of th e Or Overton Esq., for many years one of the auditors of it' Thi 18 h e 8 creates a vacancy in the auditorship, which he e Power of the meting to ll . Larectors retiring by , rotation fi areP Philip Patton Blythe, Esq„ Edward Huggins, Esq., and L tiof wh William Lee, Esq., M.P., 4000.di ° TO Y aI ar e eligible f or re-ele.tion, and offer themselves Th e of th e h iriden be ayable at the Head Office, or a " ra4c hes d will, on andpatter Monday, the 15th instant,t any O ?Tg BALANCE SHEET LONDON AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY, 41sT DECEMBER, 1863. To DR. Cg pital p a i d 90,000 Q 0 t iot t lnt due by the bal f or custo mers' TO °triers habilitL $c ••......, £8,245,722 9 4 !te e , ec " on accept by the ehdorsements soles Bank, circular creditmid letters of .............. 1,088,916 1 9 ---- 9,334,638 11 1 br is o t , °B , t ,& Ines balance „,Q0 4 ,1. 4 L from last ac lo tro,, ........... £14,343 3 8 " Profit for the 7reoavri, after mak • $44 sion for bad qoubtlul debts,. 227,239 9 7 241,682 13 3 ty CR. Offi c e on hand at Head 11y ?, and branches a n a £ 11,238,139 1 3 440.)laced at call and 4°tice ............ 1,066,002 7 2 £10,266,221 4 4 lov eattnentB, viz., °verl araelit nd BY - 4 teed st k £839,158 1C 9 te?, t .. 11 . itoC c k: "Ries .......... 110,936 17 9 ..£2,304,141 8 6 d . Y t t otae r ° , ll . llt ed bills and advances to cus frQth I n l n town and country a ro s _ . remises in Lombard-street a uPert y ',lane, freehold and leashold /3y4itldtattillag'stae branches, with fixtures •• 110,630 18 7 11 9 0 8 ,v a e r ' i e e s B t uPnaidd customers expenses Head t4t'x4coartcl branche all th s, " "including income -66,721 1 2 950,095 14 6 £10,266,321 4 4 Bt --- Tvtlte DR, I r 4-It OPIT AND Loss ACCOUNT.. ,0 eue!s_espai a s aboved to customers 66,721 1 2 Ott bills not d ue, carried to new TO r . 4 r Q v t e . T O illvidezdiTfd 6 O et. cent, for the halt'. tar :'6,000 0 0 0 411 8 of 6 p 4) 36,000 0 0 414 4ce Carrie c ent. . d forward . 16,668 3 10 /1 3 , t o pr t . - l lte brought forward from last tie -14°44' .• . £ 14,343 3 8 1 24,1 i rot l. ''' ' ' 41'410 1) provision for bad ' and dc:ubtful - 227,239 9 i \lt £211,582 13 3 ) 441 th e Q'llieettl,4tlsrsigned, have examined h t e he cor fo re re o g t. oing ba nd have found the same to tea& (Signed) JOHN wRigH,T,/ Auditors. H. §WAINE• th e he Aas R. h * January, 1864. loi,orocil k•ounty Rank, and unanimously kiopti()ll,iii,,.ll4 Report havini t been read by the Se t c m re o t u a s ry ly , 1, shat •,, Ite solutions were proposed, th e i t ,, , 2. le, Ot the l' , , Port be received and adopted, and printed for ,41 Rot a , Bflareholders. uec e ak ot t Zklend ~ 1 6 per cent. be h duec eleatwoer, 4,,,e Company for the half-year re dending the i c 3 a p i s i t t 11l r ~() I le e , `•., together with a bonus a ofe cent., Monday, 15th Feb etr‘r4 I,B ta t tl ie stag payable on and after ,6835. 1 • od be tle both 3, forwa';,4d that the balam w e f z account. Director tiths l ut ph ; !. , to profit and loss ne re-elected a be kb. c o , ,fp Patton Myth, Mg.. .Es ,be re-el• ct r ed be Zector`7,l),4,o,Y ; that Edmund HugnB, Lee, Esq., 31 ' " be :'-i e jecte,a a ` n,'B, Company ; that, William_ r e _ a ‘ at hie, liq'ector of this CompanY 5, peeted r el Hind Swaine and t John Wright, t oild hat wt;?%Uditors for the curren Year. f the ected an auditar ear Esquires, 6, • 1 °, 1 , 1 et c t & a nl N °Man, Es . g., be i el b it gat th e thuntY Banking y for the current_y Board Compan be given to the Bo tbe aff ec v t % 'or 7 zirs of th able manner in w ITiiks of this Meet ing hich they have conducted A udity e ha t t !he tehat'utPoatnYthe Meeting be prerented th t e ot a h s e t a r. °, the CompanY, for their services during 4AirTillt the ti Ciji t r'ka t, 1:6 thanks of this Meeting bep to the prmd -4bitt4llo et he T• Lhe General Manager, h a ent, for the ze resented to William B utte s With 4",eiritleoyf t i l l i a e v e e s i discharged m their sl a verespti Th e "1 e el • lai rnaan h (Signed) c ir T l , Tied avinz quitted the IVi g ‘t the 41 . 141101 1867. w. h N a IC , 0 1 t L w , C a h s a r i e r s m o a l v n e . d, In ilaer,eordial thanks of this Meeting be presented to CS, c hair, ' N. , 31 • I ~ for ' th' "le°l 1: ' his able and courteous conduct kt iled) Deputy Chairman' ratted It,,,:,CJIAMPION JONES, -"•• (tiegidlutei. F. CLAPPISON, Secretary. 1)4:11,NIIC/yl‘Li‘rid COUNTY E BANKIN N G CthOatM t4tit 1 ? 1 ` 1 0 on WrICCE ' is il f E he Company of bli per Bonus of Six per Cent. for the t .r ,! ° l:hrl i e ci i i ,tg the 318 t D ecember, ona 1863, will be PAID t Ha the \`,, at et:',l3, either at the Head Office, 21, Lorn on barst ° reet, 9 0\1 " of th e c and after ' kky oMpany's Branch Banks, • • the 15th instant. 21 L., By orde r o f t h e Board, rh) —4lbard-street;4 ? KE I I B V 6 A 4. N ' General Manager. Feb,F 1)1:118b, VINTAGE WINE COMP ho A Ie N s. Y le ‘,4 0 -rttly the Public, at a small advance oi ` 4'.W- • every description of Wines and Spirits. Terms, 'til t T OE I.V,I4TAGE COMMA SHERRY .. at 188. per doz. ,Iti 'VINTAGE4N CHAMPAGNE- '''''' •• „27,8' " N VINTAGE CLARET ........ ...• •• •• ' 'S. " ItZtLlite,.GE PORT from 20s. . 8. I")lotitt\ri'oatilztzdeCAletritUcatul a T e, estlronlals, together with the ILlTst, containing fail detailed Price 11 11 aPplication. llloo,pottr D ozen Wine sent Carriage Free. I„.hurY•street, 4 doors south of dew Oxford-street. littOkturTollNTE OLD -ESTABLI S HED GENERAL R EG ISTRY ISTRY OFFICE FOR SERVANTS. R p kttp,'"Dtlit DI STINGUISHED PATRONAGE.) r, 4414,141114. 1)03.0 VAN, 56, BROMPTON-ROA • ADji,'ltillerertZlinolgr'njwaSyesrvaaltrgs ear supply on the books. respectfully ell cited . to ttet44oltlons for Servants during the past year, 1,760 )t e Svants forwarded on application. 01 all y fi,,,. o.frlee Hours from 10 till 4 daily, vr/itet'B4;nBreibers of One Guinea supplied with every else -6 p ' e p e r isexrytraantesh charge. e . . Under do., 28. 6d. 444 ---- ' INVENTION in I mi ill, .---Mr. EsK ELL'S 414°1ti,,` coogtruction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the NhiVar,trlvantages i—A set of teeth, of excteeldlenwtitwhotrhke •oltie-011.)eivel Mechanism, can be made and A few hours, t without ItipraittTotr!ic'ttieconnroafetuamnpda:autatert% iannsawer ]fit ttheedpwuracitousuest ~I!Ittltia,o): taa'reta_and a rticulation. They i l , i th e ` 1 ,, , , t they'l%anditadapt themselves_ te a s r o e periectly to the v_ b ,except at the option ithit the4arer. Invoe i r in r ni e sid e e a n sin the country caunt the 1 1 ,54 a tteetMl.ll to many changes of the moit r h ,. w i lt r h e o alwa tn ys til! t i cp at itct I ,'' l l l I aTsitieayrinnot so c ii m aT u e r to g i J 5, t u n ar u anteed. Trea liir'l'ectioa,l„n!ng 5,1 r. Eekee I t ' a s e i'ate o nt, &c., free tor 7 stamps. tat 4 t it "' ,t•eeiena a d c a o n nr a lta t tio_ ns i B,G rosveno - tlet:4d-street, W n ; 39 Bennett's-hill, Mr lt, / 7 - E NI ED A L —INTERNATIONAL Pi tke I.:XRIBITION, 1862. 18 TtexEß dr CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &C. , 'll l i 4, e i T° th e Queen and te P. inoe of Wales. - ttlft ' 'll'ora• (Established IVO.) IN, •es t o , Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, Np,,A lthtetotie excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers ~ - Iv leanitt,ThM Dic*nitavy in a letter addressed to Francis A , (0 ., on tlie subjeCt of' i, ANI-)LES with PLATTED WICKS, h t ,,,,11 4 ,,, t says :---- hltl4,tola q•alttld,theni. fully equal to the recommendation tiNt'aeill to tht_oe.na, and can sincerely, in my t,ucn,r com e)Nil, %Nib, _ clergy tor the. use of the altar. ' De%tEva Itut)iitwith Platted Wicks, patented.. 0 2 : lieerr lb. 'r ABLE 3 ' • • - - • • - ykeeality CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. lUr ` 1 qii i '• • • .., ls. sd. per lb. (;gtriq qual t t i lt Y .. • • " .. is. 3d. per lb. •• ~,, .. • • kh Pa t el in • • . . • • • • . . sid i . per lb. s, l. ,i tt°l l(tori on Orders of Five Pounds value. ANC'S TUCKER AND CO. Th e ilth kolte_e-street. Grosvenor-square. Manufactory_ler,r;eet itensingion (Established 1730). 01111,,,s,tablishment in England for the Manufacture "'IX Candles for the use of the Altar. £241,582 13 3 P. ar .) A trAl ' 90 ) , o lut f '36° to gs o.l', l os t ti ;l:l A t ?4 , 00,k , ..,• 00 1 ' 1 „fP 3 , t j O e tir e r e,' pr ° o l. t o t ry a for,„ i t )r , „det r 0,l of 0.4 i +3 14 ., e , , 1 0; oi v 5:l , B° os , ge Q 24 e 1 0, 144,,it r 0 ,110 11 3 ' Co I 41 eats / " Niro' „' ivc r. Po pi' ife tr o if o po SA iot l ! OP e rjer s ViC , ,, 11, , , j11 1 ;iet tes l o l.l,l 6..llcsDefi, o .leS' Al ) scl cloc ert Ge org e co iolf o' 3° ( go: o br l jer cl 42 0 SO e 3x l „r si 07'0 the 1 setl'' ov ielt It c e 1 0 0 coli P She ..... N°. 22 . 344. 'URNS I URE, CARPETS. BEDDING. and FLOORCLOT El, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or dis'ance First. class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select rom, displayed in Showrcoma occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted CLEitGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo admirable engravings of every description of Furniture and Bedsteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing en the following revised cale A Six-roomed Parsonage An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto A Twelve-roomed ditto 191 It 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding., and a mass of valnable infbrmationto all requiring household furniture, carpets, or bedding. References kindly permit Led to C'er.z y men and gentltmen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester. Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, INlArgate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge, :,taines, Dorking, St. Alban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Gloat Britain. COB BETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E, London : F. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. STEAM from LONDON to NEW YORK. I he British and American Steam Navigation Company (Limited) will DESPATCH one of the undermentioned Splendid Fast Screw Steamers TWICE EACH MONTH for New York:— Tone. Hone Power. LONDON.,. 2,,.00 ..... 50 ..... Capt. GLOVER. WESTMINSTER 2,500 ..... 500 ..... Capt. Coucx DUBLIN 2 5OO ..... 500 ..... Capt. FROUD. NEW YORK 2,500 ..... 500 .. .. i apt. HARRIS. These magnificent vessels are unsurpassed by any ocean going steamer, and have accommodation for passengers re plete witn every comfort. The Line will commence early in March ; the exact dare to be fixed in a .atter announcement. To load in the Victoria Docks. For freight or passage apply to the Company's Agents, Alfred Laming and Ca., 70, Cornhill. THE LUDGATE-HILL VIADUCT. N ORWICH UNION FIRE AND LIFE OFFICES. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The T)i•ectors hereby give notice, tha•, in consequence of the immediate extension of the London, Ch itham, and Dover Railway, They have vac +tell their offices, No. 6, Crescent, New Bridge-street, and REMOVED to their NEW PREMISES, No. 29, Fleet-street, E.C. February 4, 1861. THE CREDIT FON lER (Limirpo,— LAND CREDIT COMPANY for GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. The MERCANTILE oitEDITISOCIATION (Limited) are prepared to recei. e Subscriptions for the Capital of the Cred , t Foncier (Limited). To be Inc .rporated under "The Companies Act, 1862." Capital 5.3,000,000, in 30,000 Shares or tit° each. First Issue, ;o,' GO Shares. Deposit on application, £1 per Share, and on allotment. Subsequent calls not to exceed £5 per share, and at intervals of n't fepa than three month's. It is not intended to call up more than £2O per Share ; but as the opt rat one of the Company increase, and more share capital can be arlyantageously employed, further issues of shares will be made, a preference being given to the then existing Shareholders. The Mercantile Credit Association (Limited) will act as Financial Agents. DIRECTORS OF TUE MERCANTILE CREDIT ASSOCIATION (LIMITED). Xenophon Ball!, Esq., Merchant, London. Thomas Dakin, Esq., Alderman, Abchurch-lane. James Dickson, Esq. (Messrs. Lenox, Nephew, and Co., _ London). William 11. liarford, Esq. (Messrs. Sir W. Miles, Bart., and Co., Bristol). . , P. D. Hadow, Esq., Deputy Chairman Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. Gcorae F. Hoiroyd, Esq., Director of the London, Chatham and Dover Railway Ccmpany. J. G. Homere, Esq., Merchant, London. P. Prondfoot, Esq., Manchester. James Pim, Esq., Dublin. Joseph Thornton, Esq., Beaver Hall, Southgate. F. G. Westmorland, Esq. (C. Joyce and Co.), London. Alfred Wilson, Esq. ' Director of the Bank of London. Michael Zarifl, Esq. (Zarifi Brothers), London. DIRECTORS. The Right Hon. JAMES S fUART WORTLEY, Chairman. Lord Otho Fitzgerald, Director of the Midland Great Western Rail way of Ireland. The lion. T. C. Haliburton, MP. Edward Warner, E-q., M.P. Joseph Boyce, Esq., Director of the Royal Bank of Ireland. Alexander Dunbar, Esq.. 57, Old Broad-street. Alexander Boyle, Esq. (Messrs. Boyle, Low, Murray, and Co., Thinkers), Dublin. Charles Ellis, Esq., Lloyd's. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. (Messrs. Pinto, Hakim Brothers, and Co.), London. James Levick, Esq., 9, Kiae's Arms-yari. James Pim, Rsq. (Messrs. James Pim and Co.), Dublin. Henry Pownall, Esq., Russell-square. John Westmorland, Esq., Director of the Royal Insurance Company, London. BANKERS. Messrs. Ma terman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. The Bank of London. • Messrs. Hallett, Ommanney, an i Co., Westminster. The Royal Bank of Ireland, Dublin. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., 28, Nicholas-lane. BROKERS. Messrs. Field, Son, and - ii : O - O - d - , -- 9 - ,.Warnford-court. Throg- rnorton-street. Messrs. Robins and Barber, 29, Threadneedle-street. SECRETARY (pro tem.)—G. W. Bennwell, Esq. Temporary Offices—Offices of the Mercantile Credit Associa tion, 21, Threadneedle-street. PROSPECTUS. _ _ The great success which has attended the operations of the "Credit Fonder " in France is well known, and is evidenced by the tact that the original Shares (.£ i 0 paid)are now worth £3O in the market, the la.•t dividend decl red being at the rate of 16 per cent. per annum, after providing a large reserve fund. _ __ _ _ _ A conviction of the advantages which would be der ved from the introduction of the same system into this country, and of the large profits attendant thereon, has I , •d to the for mation of the "Credit Fonder' for Great Britain and Ire land, which for many months past has been under care ul consideration. Although the objects of this Company are to some extent identical with those of another undertaking re cently introduced, yet the field of operation is ample f , rboth, and there a e also certain lucrative branches of business pro posed to be undertaken by the "Credit Frontier" which do not a, , pear to have been contemplated by the Company re fe red to. _ The transactions of the Credit Companies recently estab lished range over a variety of interests, but they do not em brace the objects of the "Credit Fonder," as the daily ex perience of parties seeking for advances on landed securities suffieientiv testifies. The "credit Fonder " will receive money on deposit at fixed rates, and will issue debentures for Lng or short periods Advances will be made upon all kinds of in , erests in lands, buildings, and also upon approved securities, to be repaid as may be agreed upon. One of the main objects of this company will be to make advances upon the deposit of title deeds. Borrowers, to whom time is frequently of the utmost importance, will thus be enabled to obtain Loans for short periods, without the delay and expense to which the, are now invariably subjected, and to avoid which a hiA rate of interest will readily be paid: from this source alone the Directors anticipate that consi derable profits will arise. In addition to the employment of its own resources, the " Credit. Fonder" will act as agent between the capitalist and the borrower, and will, in such cases, for an adequate commission, if desired, guarantee the sufficiency of title and security. Whilst the commercial value of landed property will thus be enhanced, and every reasonable facility granted to bor rowers, the profits derivable from the various sources of revenue to arise from the transactions of the Company will be such as to allow of the payment of large dividends to the shareholders, after making ample allowance for working ex penses and a reserve fund. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the de posit will be returned in fulL Should a esa number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made available towards the payment on allotment, and the balance, if any, returned to the applicant. Prospectuses and forms of application for shares may be obtained at the Offices of the Mercantile Cre iit A ssociation,2l, Threadneedle-street, of the Brokers, and of the Solicitors. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. No. To the Directors of the Cr , dit Foncier (Limited). Gentlemen,—Having paid to your bankers • the sum of X—, being a deposit of X 1 per shar e on s hares in the above company, I hereby request that you will idiot me that number, and I agree to accept such shares, or any less number you may allot to me ; an i I agree to pay the deposit on allotment, and to sign the Articles of Association of the omr any when required, and I authorise you to insert my name on the Register of Members for the number of shares allotted to me. Usual signature Name in full Residence Profess lon Date February, 1864 • Insert Banker's name. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, IGs Gd per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to cwt. bar'ey or any meal. Delivered tree in Lon don. Established IBSB.—THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, ind Dining-room, consisting of a new and emeirant assort ment pf VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, heantiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &C., in Italian, A labas er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire spar, &II Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, Mine ralogist to ber qkiesty, 149. Stand. W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, %lINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly facilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON CHOLOGY, Lnd GEOLOGY, at 2,5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE 't A LOGY is given by Mr. TENNAN r, at 149, Strand, W.C. NO CHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AGUA AMARELLA. Messrs. JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 1, King-court, I,,mbard street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer to the public this truly marvellous fluid, which gradually restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at who age. 'the Agua A marelia has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and When the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfect colour Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals unaoubted respecta bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High ness the Princess of Wales. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RESlEDY.—Pre eared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe or. llr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer from bilious and :iver complaints, indigestion, wind, -pasms, giddiness, dizziness of the eyes, &a For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appe'ite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. lid., and three times ;he quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask tor Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with "William Lambert," engraved on the stamp, g Z/ 4g a‘" Cel(- 14" ' )Lcf - Ew A 17,7 (........--. Di ....Ay, 4, EL-1.....t... 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LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AUSTRIAN LOSS IN THE ATTACK UPON JAGEL, RENDSBURG, FEB. 5. In the attack upon Jdgel, the day before yester clay, the Austria n Brigade Gondrecourt lost 400 men, with many superior officers. Two persons clamed Hardesvog and Blanefeld offered themselves as guides, but conducted the Prussian troops against the Austrians. Both parties fired into each other. THE MEXICAN QUESTION. The Moniteur of to-day publishes a correspon dence from Mexico, which contains an extract from a letter addressed by the Archduke Maximilian on the 4th November to General Almonte, stating that his resolution is well weighed. The advices also announce the departure of a fresh deputation commissioned to offer the Archduke the ratification by the provinces of the vote of the Assembly of Mexican Notables, which was the condition laid down by the Archduke for his acceptance of the Crown. The same authority holds out the prospect of the early adhesion of Generals Doblado, Urags, and Etchegarsy to the new Empire. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tan. 25. The Levant Herald of to-day says : "We have reason to believe that the Turkish Government has decided upon establishing at Con. stantinople a distinct law court, in the form of a Tribunal of Arbitration, for the purpose of settling in an equitable manner all commercial disputes and differences,whether between the Porte and foreigners, or between Turkish subjects and foreigners resi dent in the Ottoman dominions. The court will consist of threemembers—an English barrister, and a French and a German advocate. We have heard the names ef three gentlemen who have been selected for this new judicial office; and we understand the salary of each has been fixed at £1,200 a-year. This institution may, no doubt, be productive of great future benefit. It will save the Porte the frittering away of large sums in protracted wrangles about contracts; litigations on questions of personal, commercial, and inter national conteation will be considerably shortened; justice will be promptly administered, and both the public and the Government will reap the benefit. The same paper contains the following : "A piece of intelligence has reached us in a letter from Tiflis, of the 4th inst., of more then usual in terest. Four Russian officers, endeavouring to penetrate into India, for the purpose, it is alleged, of joining the frontier tribes in insurrection there, have been arrested by order of thsli.han of Bokhara, now imprisoned in the latter city. They were dis guised as travelling merchants ; but some little in dications of costume and speech betraying their foreign origin, excited the suspicion of the Bokha ralecs, and resulted in their apprehension. They then avowed who they were, and what was their destination. The Emir, however, suspecting them of bLing spies, has detained (him; and the most active measures are being taken by the Governor of Auremberg, on instructions from St. Petersburg, to procure their release. We have this fact on undoubted authority. FRANCE. BOURSE, Feb. 4.—The arrival of the English funds with a fall has caused much dullness in the market, and the little business done shows a slight decline, Threes, for the Account, being now at 66fr. 10c. 41 per Cents. . . 94 40 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 10 Credit Mob',her 975 Do. end month 978 75 Bank Shares 3275 Credit2Foneier l2lO Roman — Italian Loan G7 55 Do. end Sew ditto — Do. end month — Russian Austrian SpaniBb. Threes., 6O Flom(' Debt Deferred RAILWAYS. --- -- Cash. Account. Orleans 992 50 .. 990 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 923 75 .. 923 75 New ditto 877 50 .. -- Southern Western Eastern Sardinian .. 376 25 .. 372 50 Austrian Lowbard - North of Spain Saragossa 571 25 .. 570 Ditto to Barcelona CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—TIIis Day, THIRD COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) ASSAULTING A LADY IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE. William Whitehead was found guilty of unlaw fully and indecently assaulting Mrs. Charlotte Richardson in a railway carriage. The learned Judge sentenced him to two months' imprisonment in Newgate ; also to pay a fine of £25, and to find two securities in £lOO, and also to enter into his own recognisances for the same amount to keep the peace for 12 months. George Carlos was found guilty of maliciously destroying a ship on the high seas, and sentenced to 10 years penal servitude. The trial of the Flowery Land mutineers was brought to a close yesterday. The jury found seven out of the eight arraigned guilty. Some of them made statements endeavouring to throw the blame on to their fellows. They were all sentenced to death. C. J. PLUMPTRE, Esq., having been recently appointed Professor of English Literature, Rhetoric, and Elocution, delivered on the 22d ult., previous to the opening of his class at the Crystal Palace, an introductory lecture on elocution, addressed chiefly to the pupils of the School of Art, Science, and Literature. Mr. Plumptre advocated, with great reason and ability, the necessity of paying due attention to the art of elocution, especially in refe rence to reading aloud, and impressed very forcibly upon his audience the necessity of paying the same regard and considerations to acquiring a correct accent and good enunciation of their native tongue, as could be paid almost invariably in the acquire ment of foreign languages, the successful teaching of the latter being considered to depend mainly on the pure accent of those who undertake the task of instruction. Mr. Plumptre adverted also to reading aloud in a physiological point of view, and brought the beet medical evidence in proof of his assertion that it was a most healthful exercise, for the delicate as well as for the robust in constitution. Mr. Plumptre's scholarship and high literary attain ments render it quite unnecessary to dilate further on his lecture or on his rendering of Professor A y t oun 's " Death of Montrose" and T ennyson's "Lady Clare," with which he closed his lecture. His delivery w as most effec tive , and his well-culti- vated voice was modulated with exqusite taste th[rougEADV T SEM NT.]—consumption, all nervous, bilious liver, p y la b ints, E llou i t. n every 6t age, are only ag gravatede e iand drugs i of every d escr i p ti on, b u t p o Du Barry's health restoring Revalenta erity curablea n d stomach accelerated by em Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeles s . Cur .quote a few.—Cure No. 62,014. Miss Lange, 18 years o f age, e hope , of herw recovery d abandoned allafter the medical men had from the last stage of pulmonary consumption, it exhaustion,' • spitting of blood, perspirations, fearful cough, expectoration. perspirations, hollow cheeks, emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfecti healthy, bloo m i ng, fleshy Lange, Commissaire de Police. Cure, N o . 4 6,270 M. lira Roberts, of Frhnley Surrey, of thfrt y years' diseasedr n derangement, aid parti a l deafness.—Cure, g , C s u p r i e tt of 4712 blood, MlSSliv€r Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure, 54,816. The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity of the liver, which had resisted all medical reatment. In tins, 11b, 2s 9d; 21b, 45 6d; 51b, 118; 121 b, 225; 241 b, 400. Barry du Barry and Cil., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Formum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United iangdom. Court Arrangements, We are authorised to announce that Levees will be held by the Prince of Wales, for the Queen, before Easter, and probably a Drawing-room by the Prin cess of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. Levees and Drawing,-rooms will likewise be held by the Prince and Princess of Wales after Easter. The Queen is still unequal to the performance of State ceremonies, and her Majesty's physicians have declared that any such exertion would be prejudicial to her Majesty's health. THE BRIGHTON ELECTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Tho committee for conducting the election of Mr. Francis K. Dumas for this borough have seen, with surprise, a report in the Morning Star, of a meeting of the electors, held on Tuesday night at the Town Hall, wherein it is stated that a hear ing was refused both to Mr. Dumas and to the chairman. In justice to the electors present on the occasion, we beg to inform you that Mr. Dumas spoke fcr nearly an hour without meeting with greater inter ruption to his remarks than that caused by the usual passing applause or dissent. It is true that, at the end of that time, a mob, composed of draymen and grocer boys, rushed into the room, and behaved in so disorderly a manner that the respectable electors were obliged to leave. We remain, Sir, your most obedient scrrunts, H. WILSON, Secretary to the Committee.. Brighton, Feb. 3, 1864. To the Editor of the Sun. SIR,—As it would appear from your notice of the Court .Register of the House of Commons, in yoar paper of Thursday evening, that the option of inserting or omitting the " Armorial Bearings" of Hon. Members rests with the Editor, end that the " Arms" of Messrs. Bright, Mitchell., and Hodgson, were left out from some personal feeling, I beg to say that repeated applications were made to those gentlemen, but without success, exccipting in th e case of Mr. Bright, who informed me " that his opinions were too well known to aced repetition iu our volume, and as for Artnoriat Bearings,' h e knew nothing whatever about them." As it is possible that your readers may infer from your remarks that the work is conducted upon party principles, in justice to myself, I trust you give insertion to this.—l am, EDITOR " COURT REGISTER." London, Feb. 5, 1864. [The writer of the above, if he will take ti trouble to look back at the remarks made by the reviewer in yesterday's Sun upon " The Court Register of the House of Commons," will perceive that no sort of allusion was tccre made to party feeling as having led to the omissions partieulariseci. The omissions in queAtion were simply pointed of by the reviewer.—ED. " NATIONAL CFLORAL SOCIETY, ALndelEsohn's most popular work was selec;:4al by the managers of this society to do honnur to his birthday, Wednesday, the 3d. His bust, adorned with flowers, was placed above the orchestra, but the large and attentive audience paid him. a better compliment by the cordial 'welcome which accorded to the repetition of Itia noble compcsaioa. The oratorio was well performed ; the principal solos were allotted to Madame Rudersdorff, Miss Heywood, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Santicy. Madame Rudersdorff is favourably known to the public, but Miss Heywood, who has not been k 0 often heard, created a very favourable impression. Her rendering of the beautiful contralto air, "Oh, rest in the Lord," produced a unanimous encore, a compliment which was also accorded to the ever delightful trio, " Lift thine eyes," sung by the same lady, in conjunction with Madame Itud.ers dorff and Mists Aanie Cox. Mr. Sims Reeves, who has only one solo of any importance, sang Cant one, " Then shall the righteous," with all that power and exprcss;cn which makes him so re markable an exponent of sacred music. Mr. Santley's fine bass voice was heard to full advan tage, especially in the fine bass solo, " Is not his word like a fire," which was warmly encored, a compliment also paid to " Then shall the righteous," although Mr. Sims Reeves, in accord ance with his well established rule, declined to re peat it. The choruses went well and steadily, and show considerable signs of improvement. We mny particularly mention, "'Thanks too to God," at th e close of the first part. This society deserves in every way the support of ffe public, and Mr. Mar tin's efficient conducting p:oduced the most satis factory results. MARKET S--T his Day MARK-LANE. The supplies of wheat, barley, oats. beans and peas, and flour were moderate to-day. A fair business was transacted. Prices were firm, and wheat and oats advanced is to 4 3 per quarter. Ir. Bi o . ats. F lout Wheat. 770 i ARRIVALS 15.1r,ety3. TI 3/ 1 2 13 10 i s ,920 1220 . Forein...—. 2,270 7,190 4,180 870 sks, f E r ndi l li . ? . .. .. . ........_ -- ...... 1,503 brle NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplies of town and country-killed meat are ma. &rate to-day. Demand inactive, but prices rule firm. Per Slb. by the carcase. a il s d' sclsd Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 41 Middling mutton 4 0 4 6 Diiddling d 0... 36 3 8 Prime do .. 484 10 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork .... 4 4 4 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10\ BOROUGH HOP. Our market was moderately supplied with English and foreign hops. The trade is firm, and prices have an up ward tendency. Mid and East Kents £6 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Kanto 5 15e to 7 58 11 Sussex 5 5s to 6 lOs 17 Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s 11 Belgian American COLONIAL. Tfi.—The public sales were brought to a conclusion yesterday, and the rates realised exhibited little change from those previously current. SUGAR.—A better tone has prevailed, although the deal ings have not been extensive. West India descriptions have remained without material alteration in values. In the refined market commea lumps are quoted 51s Od to 525. per cwt. COrrEE.—Only moderate dealings have been reported. Colonial Plantation Ceylon brought full rates, but native qualities have been a shade cheaper, I icE.—East Indian descriptions Lave been more inquired for, and good and lino qualities have realised enhanced prices. TALLOW.—The market has continued without ai‘mma tion. P.Y.C., on the spot, quoted 4 1 s 61; 4.,..1arch delivery, 41s 6d to 41s 9d ; and last thr ee months, I , ad to 44s 6d. per owt. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day, Week's sales, 31,100 bales, including 4,580 on estimated fair Egyptian', spec, and 5,210 for cxportation. Actual exports 5,423, Quotations —Middling Orleans, 271 t ,7 2 21 5 a6 . 7 :: T (') 0 203 ; d 1 ; ay , t 3 Lbiut 5,000 or s2 M 7n Mobile, bi t 1 8 , Stock 2 1 7 2 ; week's import, 3(5,170 - more. Narket, verb arm. THE SUN, LONDON FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1864. WHERE CAN WE MEEI' AFTER THE PANTOMIMES ? My dear Fellow, Gentlemen sup at EVANS', Cogent-garden. K INAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRBIL WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It i+ Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 1 vol., AYOUNG ARTIST'S LIFE " We praise this story of • A Young Artist's Life' for its simple. truthful beauty. We are sure that it will not plead in vain among all lovers of true taste and feeling."— Herald. "This story is told in an admirable manner. A more in teresting narrative we have seldom read."—Observer. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now re dy, in 2 vols., 218., TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF AN OFFICER'S WIFE IN INDIA, CHINA, AND NEW ZEALAND. By Mrs. MUTER, wife of Lieutenant olonel MUTER. " Mrs. Muter's travels deserve to be recommended as com bining instruction and amu,ement in a more tha ordinary degree. The work has the interest of a romance added to that of history. "—Athenaeum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, k,reat Marlborough-street. Now ready, in 2 vol s., post Bvo., EADOWLEIGH. A NOVEL. By the Author of "The Ladies of Bever Hollow." " Meadowleigh ' is a dclighttul story. It has the ease, grace, and simplicity which characterise tt e writer's style, and combines wi h them considerable and well- ustained in trinsic interest."—Morning Post. Richard Bentley : Now Burlington-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, crown Svo., price 65., BEAUTIES OF TROPICAL SCENERY; Lyrical Sketches and Lore Songs. With Notes. By R. N. DUNBAR. " This work contains many beauties."—Morning Poat. "He gives irac ful descriptions of scenes and objects, in teresting to a large portion of the public."—Observer. "The amatory passages are worthy of Thomas Moore."— Critic. This Day, in Two Vols., Demy Octavo, 325., F ORTY YEARS IN AMERICA. By THOMAS LOW NICHOLS, M.D. "Few men in America have had wider or bet er opportu niCes for observing the Life, Progress, and Disruption of a Great Nation than Dr. Nichols has enjoyed for nearly half a century. He has resided in twenty-three States, an is per sonally acq sainted with the most influential men of all parties. From an impartial stand-point he sees events clearly, and in these volumes he gives the world the results of ' Forty Years of Ameriotn Life.' " London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. NOTIC E.- MADELEINE GRAHAM. the New Novel of Life and Manners, by the Author of " Whitetriars," is now ready at all Libraries, in 3 Vole Price 31s. 6d. London: John Maxwell and Co., 122, Flect-strect. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Entree, Joint, Sweet, &c., is served daily from 3 to 9, and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30. Private Rooms for large or small parties. JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 100, Piccadilly. T HE OXF OR D A, OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING, will be performed Selections from the following Operas, viz., THE SLAVE, by Sir H. l'ishop; also, from LA FORZA DEL DESLINO—Verdi; by the fol lowinz talented artistes,—Misses 'Russell, Townley, Fitz- Henry, %I , , Imsley, Tyrrell, and Ellison ; Messrs. Green, Huish, liimborley, Stuart, ‘tc. Flute by Drew Dean. Pianoforte, Miss Bryant. Comedy, by W. Randall, W. T. Critchfield, T. Maclagan, George Butehenson, Miss Nelly Power, and the marvellous Gymnasts, Messrs. Berri, Leach, and Foster. THIS EVENING, supported by the entire comany, a new and original ('antat i, entitled "King Christmas." K rit ten by Litchfield Moseley, Esq., and composed by W. Meyer Lutz, expressly for the estab ishment. ROYAL ALHAMBRA— GRAND CIRQUE IMPERIAL, EVERY EVENING, at halt-past 7 ; MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUR DAY, at 2 o'clock. OYAL ALHAMBRA.- The best Male and Female Riders—the best Trained Horses—the Funniest Clowns—the Greatest Gymnasts —the Most Wonderful ELEPHANT in the whole World. MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL GALLKRY ; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street—Great Treat for the Juveniles during the llolidays.—The series of Models of the Kings of .14:ng land, from the Conqueror to that of her present Majesty. attired in the magnificent costumes of their respective I,eriods, is now near y complete; and in the Chamber of Physiognomy are several new additions. Admission, s. ; extra rooms, 6d. Open from 11 till dusk, and from 7 till 10. AR GYLL ROO NT S, Windmill-street, Piccadilly, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. Durint - r, the eveninr an unparalleled repertoire of Dance Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission ls. Manager, M. GRENET. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHONOGRA PHIC TEACHER. 6d. ; free by post, 7d. SHORTHAND. -PITMAN'S PHO NOGRA PHI.; MANUAL. Free by post, Is. 6d. Mr. Cobden tnd the Newspaper Press. (Front Sae Afanchater Guardian.) Mr. Cobden hat re-published the correspondence between himself and Mr. Delane, with a preface and a supplementkry correspondence between him self and the editor of the Daily Telegraph. In his preface, he says Not one epithet has been with drawn, or a denunciat or y ph r ase softened in the following pages, 'lad I leave the impartial reader to say whether, if I sad known at the commencement of the correspondence, all that I now know, some of my expressions might not, with propriety, have been a little more 3mphatic. I could have commi serated the shock Which I have given to the exqui site sensibilities of my censors, it I had not seen with what robust superiority to all the pangs of outraged taste they were able to peruse the elan derous imputations by which my letter was pro voked. For the rest I do not profess to have acquired that steel polish which some of our Saturday' cynics' of the emotionless school of Reviewers, and Spectators' would seem to have attained, by which they are enabled to subordinate the feel ings of indignation at the foul wrong to the claim, of a glittering rheto r i c or th e attitudes of the pos ta re refused faussted t' er . ' publishlna letter . f r t o o 0 b the e n's first lett er , but,i e leg rap which had afterwards, while still declining to print it, had commented on it, Mr. Cobden writes:—" The ground on which yo u , refused theinsertion of ray letter was that the l a tt e r part of it was personal. Have you really allowed yourself to be persuaded that that was the reason why the 7trnes refused it P Nothing would have pleased that paper more than to have caught me at a personalty. You can hardly be unaware that what deterred the Times from printing my letter was the allusion I made to an improper, because secret, connection which existed between the conductors of that journal and the dispensers of Government patronage. I repeat that the sole objection to this con nection is its secresy. The 7imee has adv o c a t e d the system of anonymous journalism on the ground of its necessity for preserving the indepen dence of the writer towards the public on one hand and the governing powers on the other. I have not a word to say against this principle, if it be honestly observed towards both parties. But my charge was and is that the Times has broken its compact with the public by dropping the mask in presence of those who are the dispensers of the patronage of the state. * Far from thinking that the class of whom we are speaking should be excluded from the public service, I form a very high estimate of the fitness for legislative and adminis trative functions of those who write for the politi cal instruction of the people. And it is on this account that, while I deny to no one the right of an honest incognito, I regret that the prevalent and perhaps unavoidable habit of anonymous writing in the metropolis should entomb, for ell practical political purposes, so much of our best intellect, and rob society of tho full development of that individuality which, more than all besides, is essential to the progress and elevation of our species. In the provinces the anonymous system has, practically, up to a very recent period, never been in operation ; because there every man's occupation was mom or less known to his neigh bours. And if space permitted, I could trace the salutary effect of this upon the political progress of the last generation ; for it would be easy to adduce the names of half a score of men, the con ductors of journals in Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich, &c. to whose able, honest, and energetic efforts, as leaders of public opinion in their several localities, more than probably any other traceable cause, the nation is indebted for its successful resistance to that reactionary spirit, which, from the end of last century down to 1820, ran its course of tyrannical repression and filled all but the stoutest hearts with despair. These men have all passed away but they should not be forgotten. And if, when my friend Dr. Smiles, himself a dis tinguished member of the fraternity, shall have com pleted his biographies of our great discoverers, and improvers in physical science, he should give us a volume of the lives of those pioneers of political pro gress, it will be seen that their triumphs are trace able to something more than an investment of capital in presses and type, with an impersonal editorial staff—that they were in each case due to the open and avowed writing, and the personal ex ample of the individual man, who was living in clear daylight, under the full gaze of his neighbours, whom he was not only stimulating, but leading in the path of duty, and by whom he was in turn cheered and sustained. I might, also, if space allowed, refer to the advantages which open and avowed journalism might afford to the electoral body, in the choice of re p r esentatives to Par liament. Those members of the House of Commons connected with the public press who have been elected during my experience, and who, with the exception of the first-named, were connected with provincial journals—Messrs. Miall, Baines, willll aguirver may be the differenc es o f op i n i on as to their views, beatO Fagan, L ucas , an d othere—what knowledged by a ll who have sat with them been, in every case, among the foremost oftshhineairvpagrty for political intelligence and honour. I have said enongh to show that I take a more exalted view than most men of the mission of those who instruct the public through the news , while asserting their title to which they I am assailing only a system byhh they are huddled clandestinely i tp n ha t ep o emr i n op f sr e te r s i 11° andl3b h rta al ethat, employments, as the result of a secret and illicit intercourse with the Government of the day. And And I revert to the question—has not the tr a right to be inf ormed, on my respons ibili ty, c and this illicitintercourse has been carried on be tween the Times and the Government P'' The Danish Commander-in-Chief. We find in a Copenhagen letter the following sketch of General Meza, the Danish commander-in chief :—" The General has descended from a family of Spanish Jews, who settled in Denmark about a hundred years ago. Although more than seventy years of age, he retains many of the qualities which with the bulk of mankind are the happy privilege of youth, and become dimmed long before the green old age he enjoys. In this, as in every other re spect, he is a worthy cppenent of Baron Wrangel, Prussian general, who is nearly en octogenarian, but was never seen in a cloak, end will head a charge with something like the fire he exhibited at Waterloo. Herr de 111cza was born at Elsinore, the son and grandson of wealthy medical practitioners. At the time of the English attack he entered the the Artillery, and served as a❑ ensign in the bat teries of Frederickshaven during the campaign. On peace being restored, he soon distinguished himself by a knowledge of mathematics, which procured him a place in the School of Artillery, and in course of time made him a teacher in the School of War. In the war of 1848 he obtained a brigade, and was appointed chief of the Artillery. There was hardly an office in the army whose military powers were looked upon with greater distrust by the people as well as the troops. The pedantic and capri cioua dogmatist, whose crotchets had been hawked about the capital, and formed the delight of ensigns for many a year Wall to encounter ail the disagreeables of war. That he knew more than any man in the country how to point a gun, and calcu late the flight of a ball, every one readily admitted; but a man who had never allowed a window or a door to be opened, and was wont to appear mused up to the eyes—a man who was ready to faint on hearing an accent misplaced on one of his favourite French words—did not seem to be the sort of fellow to live in a camp and beat the enemy. However, when it came to the test, Meza unexpectedly re vealed himself in a new character. In the field no one eared less for wind and weather than the morose and hypochondriac general, who, healthy as he was, had considered himself a sickly valetudinarian all his life, No one was more ready to encounter the inclemencies of the temperature, no one was more exacting in this respect than the adorer of can de Cologne and the smelling bottle. In all the more important encounters of the campaign he was at the head of the artillery, indefatigable, and as discrete as spirited and bold. His services at Baa Schles wig, Nippel and Dyppel, won him the applause of the army, and made him a full colonel by the end of the year. On the sanguinary 12 April he took the two Saxon guns, the chief spoil of the war in Danish hands, Having subsequently commanded at Aisen, and garrisoned Fridicia, he took part in the heroic sally in which the Germans were repelled, and relieved the besieged fortress. His excellent conduct on this occasion won him a general's brevet, which a few months later was succeeded by stars, together with his appointment to the command of the ordnance. The re-opening of hostilities in the second half of 1850 found him an invalid ; having undergone a serious operation he was unable to take the field. O❑ the 24th July, however, he fought at Staderup, and the day after shared the honours of Idsted, in the staff of General Krogh. Retreat became necessary, but it was conducted with con summate skill by our hero, whose reputation in creased amidst the disasters of the day. The troops had not marched very far, when, bringing the artillery to a stand, and re-forming, he repelled the enemy, and checked the pursuit. At the conclu sion of the war he was named Inspector Royal of Artillery, and in 1858 received the command of the forces i❑ Schleswig, Jutland, and Funen. Having subsequently held command at Copenhagen and Zealand, he had, a month ago, the honour of being sent over to the continent to defend the Diane werke. His military talents were shared in an eminent degree by Colonel Kaufmann, the chief of his staff. Kaufmann, a Holateiner by birth, has been in the civil and military service of the king dom for many years, and proved himself a cool and intelligent officer in the war of 1848. 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It was s tated that there had been no violation of any par li amen t ar y o r weal act by the owners of the v esse l d es t ro y e d i n placing w , so the Board of Ordnanc e n o n o boardpower o w e r t,heiro t own , vessel t large naan a quantity d mwring h er d irectly opposite the to order the present magazines to be moved out of when f u ll contain magazines, which are moored about t th b e ve r e iv m er il . Thees above Liverpool,gunpowd er , an d if, by the agenup wardscy o o f ° tone or f any other cause , th e p ow d er f lightnings on board these vessels exploded, the t ow n s of Liver pool and Birkenhead would be sh a k e n to their foundation and probably destroyed. S evera l mem bers urged upon the Council the nec ess ity of deal ing with the matter in an earnest and decided ° manner. One member stated that some years ago a vessel moored opposite Seacombe took fire when she had thirty tons of gunpowder on board. The first impulse of the crew Was to desert the ship, but finding that they could not launch their boat, they exerted themselves energetically, and ulti mately subdued the fire. Had the men succeeded in gaining the shore when the first alarm of fire was g'.ven, an incomparably worse disaster than the recent explosion would have fallen upon Liverpool and Birkenhead. During the month of January, 1863, the quantity of gun powder shipped at Liverpool for the West Coast of Africa alone, amounted to 4,054 packages, contain ing 500 barrels, 290 quarter barrels, 650 kegs, and four boxes. It was ultimately decided by the Council to refer the matter to the Fire Prevention Committee, to take such steps as they thought pro per, and in the meantime, to watch the proceedings of the Liverpool Mersey Dock and Harbour Board on the subject. Sentence on the Rev. Mr. Birch. The Rev. Thomas Richardson Birch, found guilty of libel, was brought up yesterday before the Recor der at the Central Criminal Court for judgment. Mr. Collins said he had just a few words to say before sentence was passed. In the first place, then, the prisoner had lost his position as chaplain of Slough Union, and through this conviction he would be unable aver to re-establish himself, and he hoped his lordship would take into consideration his po verty and his present position. With regard to the first letter, he gave his word that he had not writ ten it at all, and the second letter was writte❑ in a moment of passion, therefore he hoped that, looking at his position, at the length of time he had been in prison, and the situation which had been taken from him, his lordship would give him as lenient a sen tence as he possibly could. He had a large number of testimonials as to his character, but he thought it was not necessary to produce them. The indict. ment which had been preferred against him at Lewes was abandoned, but the letters, the subject of that indictment, would be handed up to his lord ship. The letters were then handed up to his lordship, who, after perusing them, addressed the prisoner, and asked him whether he had any thing to say why son tence should not be passed upon him. 'The prisoner replied that he could only repeat what his learned counsel had stated, except that he appealed to God that he had never written the first letter ccmplained of ; and he felt that, at the last dreadful day of judgment, He would find him guiltless. The Recorder said he had only one duty to per form, and that was a very painful one. The prisoner had been found guilty of writing both letters, and for that the punishment must be awarded. No doubt there were some circumstances in the case which ought to be considered in extenuation, and there was no doubt that the prisoner had lived in a place of gross immorality; but if he had thought fit he could have resigned his tutorship as soon as he had learnt the position of the parties with whom he lived. Such, however, was not the case ;on the contrary, he remained a considerable time, and, according to the evidence, he had partaken of the prosecutor's hospitality ; and it was not until he was dismissed from the tutorship that he wrote the letters complained of. In those letters he spoke of the house as being a sink of the grossest vice and iniquity—charges which were not at all justified by the actual state of things, and one could not but speak of it as a malicious libel. The Recorder then sentenced him to be kept in prison in her Majesty's gaol of Newgate for,six calendar months. 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